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Yes, they are similar. You will find I think that my MACD values enter
faster and exit faster obviously than the 13,34,89 values. I think mine are
better and more accurate but that is a personal preferance. Note too mine
are also fib numbers. 34 or 35 are virtually the same. tony
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Estes <rtestes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>Put a standard MACD(13,34,89) using h+l+o+c/4 in histogram. Notice how it
>agrees with XLT. But both are formulated differently.
>
>Richard Estes
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Harring <greatsigns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 8:20 PM
>Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>
>
>>My GET program changes color to Blue to indicate when to buy. If you don't
>>have GET, you can buy upon close above the upper downtrend line, being
very
>>aware that often it is a false breakout. If you want to be safer, but
still
>>not 100% then wait for the market to return to the down turn upper channel
>>and if it breaks the first up move high, chances are good for a turn
>around.
>>
>> I like to see increased volume around the time of change for about 5 - 10
>>days prior and including the breakout. GET has a way to tell of the
>>breakout. Probably could program it in Equis but haven't bothered since
GET
>>is my primary program.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Hans T. Hingst <hhingst@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 2:49 PM
>>Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>>
>>
>>>Tony, how much of an "up breakout of a down channel" do you look for? Do
>>>you have an exploration written to find these breakouts? Thanks.
>>>
>>>Hans
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Tony Harring <greatsigns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 7:00 AM
>>>Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>>Steve, that is great. You probably know the wheat mkt in your sleep.
>>>>Specializing in one mkt gives you deep knowledge. Not sure I can add
>>>>anything but I use GET to determine the Elliott wave. If you don't have
>>>GET,
>>>>can use 5/35 oscillator to determine extremes.
>>>>Normally I buy only down mkt turning around. Something akin to CANSLIM.
>>>>I use Volume (mostly for stocks) to see if buyers are entering mkt.
>>>> I use ADX to tell extremes. Often I let it go to 35 and watch for a
>drop.
>>>>Finally I enter with MACD signal when lines cross going up using
8,34,55.
>>>>Some use 8,35,89. Gives great visual presentations and is quite but not
>>>>always accurate. Finally I love an up breakout of a down channel to get
>it
>>>>out of the downturn. When that happens, I hold about 3 days and get out
>>and
>>>>wait for a retracement to the new channel before I buy. Let me know
what
>>>>you think of this TONY
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Steve Karnish <kernish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: MetaStock-List <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 1:55 AM
>>>>Subject: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>For all that contributed to the Bollinger Band Width
>>>>>inquiry...many thanks! I trade millions of bushels of wheat
>>>>>each month and am constantly searching for improved approaches.
>>>>>I started with simple moving averages in 1975 and have
>>>>>continually improved and refined my approach to both the futures
>>>>>and equity markets. "Zero sum" (commodities) is a much larger
>>>>>challenge than the "big cash register in the sky" (stock
>>>>>market). I can't get very excited about people posting that
>>>>>they have an X % gain over X amount of days or weeks. I get
>>>>>real excited when someone shares an approach that might point to
>>>>>profits in up, down, and choppy markets. So, share your
>>>>>approaches, formulas, and trading wisdom; it will come back to
>>>>>you in spades. Save your: "I'm up 122% this week" war stories.
>>>>>We all have bragging rights: I've traded wheat 33 times this
>>>>>year and have net a net profit of over $6,000/contract. Big
>>>>>deal! I'm not special, I'm just a hard working "slug" who still
>>>>>needs all the help and support this forum can provide. This is
>>>>>a great arena to share knowledge, approaches, and formulas.
>>>>>Again, many thanks for responses to my question.
>>>>>Steve Karnish
>>>>>CCT
>>>>
>>>
>>
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